Coloring matter



Patented ,Mar. 24, 1925.

" UNlTE D s-rATEs PATENT OFFICE.

FABRIK, OF LUDWIGSHAFEN ON-THE-RHINE, GERMANY, A CORPORATION- OF GERMANY.

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To all whom it may cbncern:

Be it known that I, KARL HOLZAGH, a, citizen of the German Empire,residing at Mannheim, Germany have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coloring Matters; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to certain improvements in the coloring matters of the known type which are obtainable by condensing dinitro stilbene disulfonic acid (or its equivalent dinitro dibenzyl disulfonic acid) with aromatic aminsor amino azo sulfonic I have discovered that coloring matters of particular value are obtained by condensing dinitro stilbene (or dinitro di-. benzyl) disulfonic acids with amino azo compounds, whether sulfonated or not, containing salicylic acid substituted by the azo group in para positionn to the hydroxyl group, such compounds being represented by the following formula:

in which formula AI" stands for" an aryl residue (phenylene, naphthylene or substi tution products thereof, including sulfonic acids) and A1313 for phenyl, or a substitution product thereof, such as cresyl, whether containing, or not, sulfonic acid groups. Such amino azo compounds, when condensed in an alkaline medium and at an elevated temperature with dinitro stilbene disulfonic acid, or its equivalents, give orange or brown coloring matters on cotton, possessing extraordinary fastness to soap, boiling and light, which properties, as I have also discovered, are further enhanced by aftertreating the dyeings with suitable salts containing a heavy metal, such as copper sulfate, chromium fluorid, alkali metal bichromate. The saidcoloring matters are especially suitable for roducing batik articles, which may be done y applying a wax resist to the fabric in the known manner, then dyeing with the coloring matters mentioned at ordinary temperature and afterwards treating with a heavy metal salt COLQBING JLATTER,

Application filed May 10,

1924. -Serial No. 712,430.

at between degrees and 6Q degrees centigrade, whereupon the wax resist is removed with boiling water.

The following example serves to more exactly describe the manner in which the dyestuflFs forming the object of'my claim may be prepared, but Ido not wish to limit the scope of my claim by this example in any way. The parts are by Weight. v

47.4 parts of dinitro stilbene disulfonic acid sodium salt Na sH=OHQNa calculated on dry compound) in the form of a 20 percent paste, are intimately mixed with 28 parts of the amino azo compound para-amino-phenylene-azo-salicylic acid The mass is .stirred for 6 hours at this tem-" perature and afterwards poured into 500 parts of a 20 per cent solution of common salt. The mixture is neutralised with dilute hydrochloric acid, the dyestufi' filtered oif and dried. It dyes cotton-orange, which dyeing, when aftertreated with chromium fluorid turns brown-orange and with copper sulfate reddish brown. Both these latter dyeings have excellent fastness to light, washing,,and boiling.

When 33 parts ofthe amino azo compound para-alpha-amino-naphthylene-azosalicyclic acid v x r-NQOH' I GOOH (obtainable by coupling diazotized parai KARL HOLZACH, OF MANNHEIMI, GERMANY, ASSIGNOR TO BADISCHE'ANILIN- & SODA- treatment with chromium fiuorid or copper sulfate are brown, or violet brown, respectively. Derivatives, containing substituents in the salicylic acid residue or in the arylene nucleus, or in both,'may also be employed. As a few examples of such substituted dyestufls I mention the coloring matter derived from the amino azo compound para-amino-phenylene-azo i ortho cresotinic acid (direct shade brownish orange, with copper sulfate turning copper brown, with chromium fiuorid brown) or from the amino azo compound obtained from diazotized para-nitro-ortho-anisidine. and salicyclic acid and subsequent reduction (direct shade reddish orange, with copper salt copper brown and with chromium "salt brown);

What I claim is:

The new coloring matters which are produced by condensing in an alkaline medium dinitro stilbene disulfonic acid andan amino a'zo compound containin ortho hydroxylated aryl carboxylic acid substituted by the azo group in para position to the hydroxy group, the colorlng matters dyeing cotton directly orange or brown shades which dyeings on treatment with a heavy metal salt assume altered shades andenhanced fastness. F e

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature.

KARL HOLZACH. Witnesses:

GABRIELE FLUCH, JANE GLEISH. 

